2017 Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crash
Shaanxi Y-8F-200 · Crashed into the sea following loss of control in icing conditions
From Myeik Airport (MGZ) to Yangon International Airport (RGN)
Event
- Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
- Accident
- Event fatalities
- 122 · all aircraft and ground
- Ground fatalities
- Unknown
- Occupants
- 122
- Survivors
- 0
- InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
- Unknown
- OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
- Military
Shaanxi Y-8F-200
- Aircraft type
- Shaanxi Y-8
- Category
- Airplane · from aircraft type
- RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
- 5820
- Operator
- Myanmar Air Force
- Onboard fatalities
- 122
- Route
- From Myeik Airport (MGZ)To Yangon International Airport (RGN)
Cause areas
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena
From the investigation findings the Wikipedia article reports, sorted into the NTSB's cause areas with AI assistance.
Approximate · Coordinates from the Wikipedia article; not checked against an investigation report.
From the Wikipedia article
On 7 June 2017, a Shaanxi Y-8 aircraft of the Myanmar Air Force crashed on a flight from Myeik to Yangon, killing all 122 people on board. Debris from the aircraft was found in the Andaman Sea, 118 nautical miles (218 km) off Dawei by Myanmar Navy ships. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Myanmar's history.
Flight and crash
The aircraft had departed from Myeik for Yangon at 13:06 local time (06:36 UTC). At 13:35, communication was lost with the aircraft when it was 20 nmi west of Dawei. The aircraft was flying at 18000 ft at the time. A search and rescue operation was launched in the Andaman Sea. An unidentified spokesman said that weather was not thought to be a factor in the aircraft's disappearance. No mayday call had been received from the aircraft.
Investigation and cause
Investigation
Investigator determined that control of the aircraft was lost after it entered thick storm clouds and encountered icing conditions.
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Sources
Wikipedia article: 2017 Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crash
- Revision
- 1329890766 · 2025-12-28 · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Wikidata
- Q30149289
- Licence
- Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
- Record
- Wikipedia article "2017 Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crash" (page 54245733, revision 1329890766)
- Date
- Wikipedia infobox: date
- Place and country
- Wikipedia infobox: site
- Map position
- Wikipedia article coordinates
- Aircraft, operator and route
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
- Operation
- operator named as an armed force or military unit in the infobox
- Fatalities
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
- Ground fatalities
- not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
- Summary
- Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
- Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.